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Consulting for any situation
In many organisations the evolution of project, programme and portfolio management capability lags behind the development of other organisational capabilities. Leadership teams are often unaware of this, and so the level of project management maturity, or even the very concept of project management maturity, remains invisible.
There’s a clear link between project management maturity levels and project success. Improving project management maturity can increase satisfaction with project outcomes, raise employee morale and boost productivity, raise quality, and provide a higher return on investment.
Our experienced team will improve your project management capability at an organisational level, by helping you implement project delivery structure, governance, processes, and tools. We equip your organisation and people to get momentum and realise your strategic goals, all backed by an industry standard approach to maturity improvement.
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Problems we solve
Project management tools assessment and implementation
Not sure where to start with the hundreds of project management tools available? Our team can help you determine which one is right for you, and help you adopt it within your organisation.
Project governance and assurance
Our experienced team can help keep your projects running smoothly by providing project governance and assurance frameworks and services aligned to your needs.
Portfolio and Project Management as a Service
Want to have an overall view of your portfolio health and resolve friction between projects and day-to-day operations related to resource overallocation and missed deadlines? We provide a tailored PPM solution to increase visibility and support decision making.
Project management process development and implementation
Don’t know where to start with project management processes? Or need a bit of help refining your existing framework? Let our experts help with a full range of services to suit wherever you’re at.
Organisation project maturity assessment and roadmap development
Want to know how your organisation is doing from a project management maturity perspective? Our team can use an industry standard approach to review and improve your project management capability at an organisational level.
Why Millpond
Proven process and methodologies
With over 100 years of collective project experience and a reputation for delivering outcomes, we’ve built a legacy that’s only growing.
Passionate about projects, our people are talented, skilled, and capable professionals, who provide the full range of project management services and training to increase your team’s skills and capabilities to help you achieve your business outcomes.
Some of New Zealand’s largest and most successful organisations partner with us because we offer a unique mix of capabilities, summarised as our ‘Four Ps’:
Our Trainer was excellent. She had a manner and charm that is magnetic and her ability to facilitate class engagement is testament to her project management skills. Great course. One of the most engaging I’ve ever been on.
Bevan Johnson, Project Manager, Fonterra
Millpond managed a multi-vendor project team spread across the world, within very ambitious scopes and time frames. Millpond were great to work with, with their simple but methodical approach to project management.
Grant Longden, Digital Manager, FairWay.
I absolutely loved this Project Management course and it’s mostly due to your teaching style. Really respected the fact that you are in the industry, and able to teach us the stuff that is going to be useful and also have your spin/input on things.
Michael O’Connor, Student
The online resources (material and questions) were very helpful for post-course study. The trainers know their stuff but more importantly, tailor it to the individual learning style and pace.
Nick Dollin, Project Manager, Trimble
It was great how Millpond modified the process to fit with the business and showed us how to use it. The shared ownership of the final process gave us confidence in an effective outcome.
Quenton Johnston, Process Manager, OceanaGold Macraes Operation
A massive thanks for the course, you made what could have been quite a dry course (for those uninitiated to project management!) into something enjoyable, interesting, and even entertaining.
Kate McKenzie, Engineering Supervisor/Planner,
Antarctica NZ
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